Trump faces blame for chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

US troops prepare to load evacuees aboard a plane (Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

President Joe Biden’s administration has blamed his predecessor, Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2021.

The White House publicly released a 12-page summary of the results of the so-called “hotwash” of US policies around the ending of the nation’s longest war, asserting that Mr Biden was “severely constrained” by Mr Trump’s decisions.